The proposed $50.4 billion budget for the U.S. Dept of Labor contains a $16.7 million increase in funding for wage and hour enforcement, including 36 new investigators. The DOL budget request also increases the funding for federal and state safety and health inspections by $17.9 million. Promising “vigorous enforcement and compliance assistance,” OSHA says that it will focus on high-hazard industries typically employing large numbers of non-English speaking workers. U.S. Department of Labor Fiscal Year 2008 Budget